Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Carina (Car)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3496  ·  NGC 3503  ·  NGC 3532  ·  NGC 3572  ·  NGC 3576  ·  NGC 3579  ·  NGC 3581  ·  NGC 3582  ·  NGC 3584  ·  NGC 3586  ·  NGC 3590  ·  NGC 3603  ·  PK288+00.2  ·  PK288-00.1  ·  PK289-00.1  ·  PK290-00.1  ·  T Car  ·  Wishing Well Cluster  ·  x Car  ·  y Car
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Wishing Well and Statue of Liberty Nebula

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The Wishing Well Cluster and the Statue of Liberty Nebula and surrounds.

NGC 3576(Statue of Liberty Nebula) is a bright emission nebula in the Sagittarius arm of the galaxy a few thousand light-years away from the Eta Carinae nebula. It is also approximately 100 light years across and 9000 light-years away from Earth.

NGC 3532 is sometimes known as the "Wishing Well Cluster". It got this name because it resembles a group of silver coins shimmering at the bottom of a wishing well. The cluster has an estimated age of 200-350 million years. It lies about 3 degrees from the remarkable star Eta Carinae and its associated nebula.

This is a RGBSHO image.

Imaged from my backyard.
ASIAIR, HEQ5 Pro , Sharpstar 61EDPHII, ASI294MM, ZWO SHO filters.
Processed in Pixinsight

Bortle 6

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Wishing Well and Statue of Liberty Nebula, Reggie